During the first exposure trip, I heard from the other blocks that a lot of them got sick. I didn't. I guess growing up in a community not so far from the likes of Catmon helped me adjust easily to where we went. Yes, the wall was scary. I have fear of heights. And drowning. And murky waters. All of them were there. And we had to take that path almost every time we went there.
Ate Sharon was the mother of our host family. She had two kids. Her hospitality and the presence of those kids made it really worth it for me to try to get over my fears every week. Still, I felt so much relief when we no more had to go to the host families and instead, they go and meet us all in one meeting place. Ate Sharon was pregnant with her third child when we first met her. She gave birth during the term break and so we were able to see the third child in our host families. I just have to say, that child was the cutest I've seen in Catmon. I do not speak with bias just because they're my host family.
Having lunch with the pregnant ate Sharon and her two kids was really amazing. As my partner and I kept talking to her, we discovered a lot of similarities between all of us. First was that our provinces were not so distant from each other. Another was when ate Sharon tried to recall her experiences in the city where I live in, trying to figure out where exactly I live.
Personally, I didn't care about what we were supposed to do while we were with them. All I wanted to do was to talk with them and let the get to know me as I get to know them as well. That part went well. Ate Sharon even has my number and she can just text me anytime. Even now. I can really say that I am going to miss their family and if it can happen, maybe my classmates and I can set up a reunion sometime in the future and come back to Catmon as a whole, without it being a school activity, just us visiting them and trying to help if we can.
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